Miami Heat centre Hassan Whiteside is on a very short list of modern day NBA big men who have had five 20-point, 20-rebound games in their first 176 career games.
( Pedro Portal / Tribune News Service )OAKLAND, CALIF. — Hassan Whiteside has had nights when he hasn’t provided the kind of effort that leaves coach Erik Spoelstra feeling satisfied.
Is it too much to expect Whiteside to play like this every night?
Night in, night out.’ And against different competition — great competition — sometimes there’s going to be big centres, proven centres.
Tuesday’s performance marked the fifth time in his career he has had at least 20 points and 20 rebounds in a game.